Support Camp Harlam

Support Camp Harlam

Harlam is in an exciting period of development and growth. Building on the traditions, leadership and success of nearly 60 years at Camp Harlam, we are committed to enhancing our Reform Jewish experience, diverse programs, and expansive facilities to maintain Harlam's reputation as a leader in the field. This renewed culture of philanthropy grows as a result of dedicated professional and lay leadership, engaged volunteers, alumni and friends, and most importantly, inspiring and generous donors. We are grateful for the investment and support of this effort!

If you are visiting this site to learn more about the Harlam@60 effort (including exciting events and opportunities to join the 1958 Club in support of Camp Harlam's 60th anniversary in 2018), please click here to learn more and get involved.

To make gifts in support of Harlam:

Read through the information below to learn about Harlam's various funds. These include unrestricted giving options, as well as direct opportunities for support.

To make a gift online by credit card, use the portal below. If you would like to make an online credit card gift to the Harlam@60 or 1958 Club programs, please click here to give to Harlam@60.

To make a gift by check, please review this information and add the proper memo to your check. This will ensure that your gift is directed according to your wishes.

Camp Harlam takes great pride in its ability to create an environment where “friends become family” for its campers and staff, and is more committed than ever before to make this experience possible for each and every child that is interested, no matter their ability to afford the expense. In the last year, Harlam, its URJ congregational partners, and special foundations and donors that support Jewish Camp contributed more than $650,000 to subsidize a summer at Camp Harlam or Harlam Day Camp for hundreds of children.

Giving to these scholarship efforts is a critical means of supporting camp, and we are pleased to share that as of 2012, we have dedicated our primary Scholarship Fund in name to the memory of one of our finest community members, Mitch Perlmeter. The Camp Harlam community suffered a great loss when Mitch Perlmeter of Montclair, NJ passed away suddenly on February 1, 2011. Mitch had been at Camp Harlam most of his life, was a CIT (Machon/Gesher participant) in 2010 and was to have been a counselor in 2012. Mitch was the son of Rabbis Rex Perlmeter and Rachel Hertzman and brother of Jackie, Sarah and Nathaniel. We will truly miss Mitch’s energy and enthusiasm for camp and life and his constant smile, and have cemented his memory at camp through the establishment of the Mitch Perlmeter Scholarship Fund. Additionally, we continue to celebrate his life through the Mitch Perlmeter Leadership Award and through various efforts at camp. You can visit the "Remembering Mitch" Facebook group to share or view thoughts, memories, photos, and videos.

In addition to the Mitch Perlmeter Scholarship Fund, we are thankful for the investment of other donors to establish funds at Harlam to make camp more affordable. Most significantly, the creation of the Weidhorn Family Scholarship Program for families with multiple children at Camp Harlam has provided sustainable assistance for families that face extreme challenges in trying to make a long-term possibility for more than one child. We are also thankful for the creation of the James & Linda Wimmer Scholarship Fund to support more campers being able to experience a Harlam summer.

Over the years we have been able to add, renovate and expand buildings and facilities at Camp Harlam to create an extraordinary campus with abundant resources for our campers and staff. As the years pass, the needs to maintain this effort have grown. With the growth of our culture of philanthropy, we have been able to invest more then $4M in our Kunkletown facility since 2012, and this work will continue with your help. To get a sense of the potential scope of projects, you can view the Camp Harlam Master Plan (v2.0) shaped with Harlam leadership and Domokur Architects in 2012. This is a general framework and does not show current progress, but you will learn more about where we are and new project targets by connecting with Aaron Selkow, Harlam's Executive Director (610-668-0423, Ext. 1034).

Current capital funds to assist in our efforts include the Arie Gluck Capital Fund (which is the beneficiary for all Harlam@60 and 1958 Club fundraising in celebration of our 60th anniversary), the Build A Bunk project to renovate all Girls Camp cabins (10 of the original 12 bunks will have been totally rebuilt, expanded and improved by the 2017 camp season), the Fendrick Family Fund in memory of Alan Fendrick z"l (which has funded to amazing Fendrick Commons space to be dedicated in 2017), and the General Capital Fund to enhance our facilities.

In addition to the Scholarship and Capital Funds described above, Harlam's options for giving are always evolving. As of April 2017, we are thankful to offer donors the opportunity to support the Merfish Family Fund for Jewish Life (which has allowed Harlam to expand and improve its resources for t'fillah/worship at camp). If you interested in more information about existing or potential new funds at Harlam, please contact our Development Director, Judith Friedman (610-668-0423, Ext. 1035).

Camp Harlam is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2018 and we’re kicking off a year of celebration starting in May 2017. We are looking forward to a fun-filled, meaningful, and exciting year of events and opportunities for our camp community to show their love, support and commitment to camp. To learn about Harlam@60 events on our timeline, to get involved or register for attendance, or to support the 1958 Club, please click here to access all of the Harlam@60 information.

The Union for Reform Judaism is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) corporation. Your contributions are tax deductible, and an acknowledgment of your donation will be sent.